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Investors putting climate change at centre of strategy: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
Nearly a quarter of institutional investors globally say climate change is at the centre of their investment policy, with more than half saying it is a significant factor, according to research from Robeco. Robeco has issued its global climate survey ...

CBA announces $250 in green financing deals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... Repurchase Agreement (Green Repo) with Northern Trust. The repo transaction is the world's first transaction certified by Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI). It provides funding to finance or refinance green-labelled assets such as energy efficient buildings ...

FSI unlocks green finance for unlisted infrastructure fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... Market Association (APLMA)'s Green Loan Principles. Eligible asset categories are defined in the framework under Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) standards and the EU Taxonomy, and include renewable energy, energy efficiency, waste management, clean transportation ...

BetaShares appoints director of responsible investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... implemented Suncorp's first Responsible Investment Policy and was heavily involved in the development of the firm's first Climate Change Action Plan and Modern Slavery Statement. Prior to Suncorp, Liddell held roles at the Centre for International Financial ...

Charter Hall signs green development loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... Charter Hall head of treasury and group planning Phil Schretzmeyer. The loan has been certified against the Climate Bonds Standard by DnB. A green development loan's cost of capital is linked to the green characteristics of the asset. "We're ...

Rest launches Sustainable Growth option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... factors and have been identified as able to help the transition to a low carbon economy, or which have limited exposure to climate-related transition risks. The criteria for the option's infrastructure assets also excludes investing in companies that ...

Assessing ambition of green bonds: BNP Paribas Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... industry-led guidelines such as the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) Green Bond Principles and the Climate Bonds Initiative, towards regulation and legal definitions such as the European Union taxonomy for sustainable activities. Gordillo ...

MUFG Bank structures $333 million green financing deal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... assurance for the green loan. The loan also received CBI certification from Climate Bonds Initiative under the Climate Bonds Standard, which marks it as the first CBI certified loan from India. MUFG has committed to a total of JPY20 trillion (USD$88 ...

Industry considers Australian sustainable finance taxonomy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... year to deliver the work of that roadmap, to start deliver a working group around taxonomy, guidance on [Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures] TCFD recommendations, to start convening a project group around the Task Force on Nature-related ...

Climate Bond Standard launches shipping criteria for bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
The International Climate Bonds Standard (CBS) has launched its shipping criteria, providing a definition to evaluate whether a shipping project contributes to climate change mitigation as a basis for certification for climate bond status. The criteria ...